Lipstick holder



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July s, 1937.

/IIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllfll S. MORRISON LIPSTICK HOLDER July 65 1937.

Filed July 29, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 n f R0 S 7 8 2 MXM n.6. n 2 2 6M N N M j Z 5 ZM 2 m A Patented Julyyf, 13937 Y Y *n UNITED STATE PATENT*v OFFICE LIPSTICK HOLDER simon Morrison, New York, N. Y. p Application July 29, 1931, serial No. 553,719

12 claims. (ci. 20c- 56) This invention relates to containers and parthe device. Within the outer casing and its assoticularly to those adapted to hold lipstick or other ciated covered part, is a longitudinal shell 3 open Y similar cosmetics. at either end and provided with a slot 4 extend-V Devices of this nature are usually carried in ing lengthwise thereof. This inner shell 3 serves 5 ladies handbags, where they are frequently subas a protective liner for the container and'a'cts 5 ject to careless usage. Removable or poorly tas a slideway for a receptacle 5 closed at one end ting covers easily become lost or separated from and open at the top, which receptacle holds the the containers, and the contents are exposed to vcrayon Ei of cosmetic Vor other similar or suitable contamination. Lipstick and pomade, thus unmaterial. Rigidly connected to the receptacle 5 protected, cause. damage by discoloring articles and riding in the slot ll, is a follower or sliding 10 with which they come in contact. member l, to theoutsideof which is secured in These disadvantages have been overcome inv any convenient manner a thumb-plate 8. the present invention, the general object of which Secured to the lower end of the cover member is to provide a lipstick holder of dustproof con- 2 and extending .through an opening in the inner struction having a hinged cover normally held in shell 3, is a lever-member 9 which, in conjunctionV 15 a positively locked condition. with the follower 7, serves tolock the cover 2 in Another object of the invention is to provide av closed position. This lever 9, if desired, may be' means for automatically unlocking the device, 'formed as an integral part of the cover 2, as Y opening the cover and feeding the contents by shown clearly in Figures 4 and 5, but other suitasingle motion of the thumb-plate. able arrangements may be uti1izedas will be 20 Further advantages will be evident from the apparent to those skilled in the art. n As 'shown in following description and from the accompanythe drawings, the cover 2 has one edge thereof` ing drawings of which cut at an angle, as indicated at I5, the edgeof Figure lis a side elevational view showing the which cut portion serves as a cam against which. device in normal closed position. the follower 'l may press to open the cover, which 25 Figure 2 is a longitudinal section showing the is of such extent as to substantially completely,V device in closed position, taken on line 2--2 of cover the slot 4 when the device is closed. A por- Fig. 1. tion of the lower part of the inner shell 3 is out Figure 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view away to form a surface l0, which surface serves V taken along the line 3 3 of Figure 1. as a stop for the lower end of the lever 9 to limit 30r Figure 4 is an elevational view showing the dethe movement of a cover 2. vice in open position. The assembly and operation of the device is Figure 5 is a longitudinal section of the device substantially as follows: 'I'he component partsof in open position taken on the line 5'-5 of Fig. 4. the container are assembled to cause the recep- Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken tacle 5 to be mounted within the inner shellor 35 along the line of Fig. 4. y linerV 3, and the follower with thumb-plate 8 is Figure '7 is a side elevational view showing a secured to the receptacle 5 with the follower exmodied form of the present invention in closed tending through slot 4. The receptacle 5 may position. be then loaded with a pencil 6 of lipstick or other 40 Figure 8 is a longitudinal section taken along similar cosmetic, and the arrangement is suchl 40 the line 8-8 of Figure 7. that upon the pencil being worn away, the old Figure 9 is a cross-section taken on the line one may be removed and replaced by a new one. 9 9 of Figure 10. When the receptacle Elv is in the bottom ofthe Figure 10 is a side elevation of the modified container, the follower 1 rests in that part of slot l form in open position. 4 below the cover and, due to the contact be-V 45 Figure 11 iS alOIlgtudnal Section taken along tween the follower and the lever 9, the cover is the line H-ll of Figure 10. held locked against movement in any direction. Figure 12 is a cross-section taken along the line When it is desired to make use of the pencil 6, it is (l2-I2 of Figure 7. only necessary to slide the receptacle 5 upwardly Referring now to the drawings, and more parby pressing against the thumb-plate 8 and Inov- 50 ticularly to Figures 1 to 6 inclusive, the device, ing the same upwardly. This upward movement in Vaccordance with the illustrated embodiment, causes the follower 'l to strike the cammed edgel comprises an outer casing I, a part of which: l5 of the cover 2, forcing the cover'outwardlyand forms in eifect a hinged cover 2, which, in closed asthe followercontinues up the slot 4, the coverl position, completes the outline of the exterior off is moved, into the position shown in Figure V4. 55

When the follower has been moved to the top of the slot or any desired distance therealong, the pencil in toto, or any part thereof desired, is exposed for use. Due to the contact of the cam edge l5 with the follower, it is impossible to close the cover so that damage to the pencil is avoided. When use has been made of the pencil and it is desired to close the container, the operation consists of a simple reversal of the hereinbefore described movement, consisting of moving the thumb-plate downwardly, carrying with such movement the follower 'i' and receptacle 5. As the follower approaches the bottom of the slot it contacts with the inner edge of lever 9, with the result that upon completion of the downward movement of the thumb-plate the cover 2 is autok matically moved into closed position, shown in Figure l, and held in this position until the thumb-plate and follower are Yagain moved up the slot.

Referring now to the modification shown in Figures '7 to 12 inclusive, the structure is similar in a good many parts to that shown in Figures l to 6 inclusive. 'I'he device consists of an outer casing 2 l a part of which is cut away and hingedly connected to the remainder to form a cover 22 similar to cover 2. Use is also made of an inner shell or liner 23 similar to shell 3, which shell 23 is provided with a longitudinal slot 24. Sliding Within the shell 23 is a receptacle 25 for a crayon of cosmetic or other material 25 similar to crayon 6. Secured to the receptacle 25 is a follower 2 to the outer portion of which is fastened in any desired manner a thumb-plate 28. Since both the inner and outer shells or casings are open at each end with the exception of the top of cover 22, a base 32 is provided, which base has a slotted bottom and shell-like sides fitting over the outside of casing 2 l. The base may be held on the casing 2i by friction or may be soldered thereto or fastened in any other desired fashion. Instead of a g; the cover 22.

locking lever 9, as shown in Figures l to 6, inclusive, use is made in this embodiment of a projection 3i formed as an extension of one side of This member 3i cooperates with a surface 3d formed by cutting away a part of the inner shell 23 to limit movement of the cover 2 by contact between the extension 3i and the surface or edge 3d. Secured to the extension 3l is a cam member 35, the function of which is to cooperate with the sloping surface of receptacle 25 to force the cover 22 into closed position. As is shown in dotted lines indicated at in Figure l0, one edge of receptacle 25 is sloped instead of being paralleled to its opposite edge, as in the first embodiment of the invention. The cover 22 is hingedly connected, as shown at 33, to the inner shell 23.

Assuming that the parts have been assembled into the position shown in Figure 7 with a crayon 26 fastened in the receptacle 25, the operation ofthe construction is substantially as follows: The device may open to expose the. crayon 26 for use by merely forcing the thumb-plate 28 upwardly, thereby sliding the follower 21 and the receptacle 25 upwardly therewith. After a slight bit of movement, the follower 21 strikes the cam edge of cover 22, swinging the cover 22 about its pivotal axis 33. In this manner the crayon 26 is exposed for use. lhen it is desired to close the device, the thumb-plate 28 is moved downwardly, drawing the crayon 216 into inner shell 23,V and as this downward movement continues, the. sloping surface 35 of the receptacle 25 contacts with the Vcam 36 secured to the extension 3l, forcibly moving this extension 3lI outwardly and thereby swinging the cover 22 inwardly. Upon completion of the downward movement of the thumb-plate, this movement of cover 22 is sufiicient to complete the closing of the container, restoring the parts to the position shown in Figure l.

From the foregoing it will be .seen that the present invention provides an arrangement (in either modification) wherein a lipstick or similar article may be completely enclosed when not in use and may be exposed for use by the simple movement of a single member, which movement may be due to the pressure of a thumb to slide a thumb-plate along the length of the container. The invention also has the advantage that a similar reverse movement completely withdraws the crayon into the. interior of the container and simultaneously closes the same so that the crayon is protected from-dust or other contamination. In the closed position of the device, the cover is locked closed and cannot be opened until the actuator is shifted thereby unlocking the cover for opening. Thus accidental opening of the cover (as during carriage of the holder in a handbag) is minimized. When I say that the cover is locked closed, I mean that it will not be opened by forces applied directly to the cover, as by pulling or prying on the cover.

It will be evident from the yforegoing that the invention is capable ofrnumerous modifications in view of which it is to be understood that the invention is to be limited not by the illustrated embodiments, but only by the scope of the following claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim 1. A container adapted to hold and feed cosmetic material comprising a slotted casing, a sliding member adapted to move in said slotted casing, a hinged cover, and a locking lever attached to said hinged cover and adapted to lock said hinged cover in closed position by pressure of said sliding member against said locking lever.

2. A container adapted to hold and feed cosmetio material and comprising a slotted casing, a sliding member adapted to move in said slotted casing, a hinged cover, and a locking lever attached to said hinged cover and adapted to constrain said hinged cover from moving past a v predetermined open position.

3. A lipstick holder comprising an elongated casing having a slot extending longitudinally therein, a sliding member adapted to move along the slot in said casing, a hinged cover normally held in locked closed position, said sliding member being adapted, by a single motion along said slot, to unlock the hinged cover to constrain said hinged cover to move into open position and to prevent said hinged cover from closing.

4. A lipstick holder comprising a casing, a hinged cover, a projection integral with said hinged cover, and a sliding member, said sliding member being adapted to engage said hinged cover and said projection to respectively open and close said cover by cam action.

5. A longitudinal lipstick holder comprising a casing, a hinged cover having a cam edge, a sliding member and a receptacle adapted to hold cosmetic material attached tosaid sliding member, said sliding member being adapted to move longitudinally to feed said cosmetic material and to simultaneously engage said cam edge of said hinged cover to move said hinged cover into open position. Y Y

6. A lipstick ho-lder comprising a casing, a hinged cover, a sliding member, a receptacle attached to said sliding member, a projection attached to said hinged cover and adapted to lock said cover in closed position by engagement With said sliding member, said sliding member being adapted in a single motion to disengage said projection to unlock said cover, to force said cover into open position, and to feed said receptacle.

7. A lipstick holder comprising an elongated casing having a slot extending longitudinally therein; a cover hinged to said casing; and a reciprocatory actuator, said actuator being movable along said slot in the casing and being operatively associated with the cover to positively open and close the same; said construction including means to lock the cover in closed position, and said locking means being automatically operated upon movement of the actuator to and from cover-closed position to lock and release the cover respectively.

8. A lipstick holder comprising an elongated casing having a slot extending longitudinally therein; a cover hinged to said casing; and a reciprocatory actuator, said actuator being movable along said slot in the casing and being operatively associated with the cover to positively open and close the same; said construction including means to lock the cover in both open and closed position, and said locking means being automatically operated upon movement of the actuator to and from both cover-open and coverclosed position to lock and release the cover respectively.

9. A lipstick holder comprising an elongated tubular casing having a slot extending longitudinally therein; a carrier reciprocatable in the casing to project lipstick beyond the casing for use; a cover hinged to said casing; and a reciproca- 41) tory actuator, said actuator being movable along said slot in the casing and being connected to the carrier to reciprocate the same and being also operatively associated with the cover to positively open and close the same; said construction including means to'lock the cover 'in closed posi-y tion, and said locking means being automaticallyA operated upon movement of the actuator to and from cover-closed position to lock and release the cover respectively. Y

10. A lipstick holder comprising an elongated tubular casing having a slot extending longitudinally therein; a carrier reciprocatable in the casing to project lipstick beyond the casing for use; a cover hinged to said casing; and a reciprocatory actuator, said actuator being movable along said slot in the casing and being connected to the carrier to reciprocate the same and being also operatively associated with the cover to positively open` and close the same; said construction including means to lock the cover in both open and closed position, and said locking means being automatically operated upon movement of the actuator to and from bo-th cover-open and cover-closed position to lock and release the cover respectively.

11. A container of the class described comprising a casing having a longitudinal slot, a carrier slidable in said casing and including an operating portion extending through said slot, a closure pivoted to said casing at a point intermediate the ends of said slot and including an extension below said pivot, said extension lying parallel to said slot when said closure is in closed position, said extension intersecting the path of movement of said carrier when the closure is in open position, whereby said carrier engages said extension during movement of said carrier to retracted position to close and lock said closure.

12. A lipstick holder comprising a casing, a hinge cover having an edge including a cam portion and a dwell portion, a carrier movable longitudinally in said casing, a sliding member attached to said carrier to project the same, said sliding member rst engaging said cam portion to open said cover and thereafter engaging said dwell portion to hold said cover open.

SIMON MORRISON. 

